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Abaxis (Abaxis) Other Current Assets : $5.2 Mil (As of Mar. 2018)


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What is Abaxis Other Current Assets?

Abaxis's other current assets for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was $5.2 Mil.

Abaxis's quarterly other current assets increased from Sep. 2017 ($4.9 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($6.3 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2017 ($6.3 Mil) to Mar. 2018 ($5.2Mil).

Abaxis's annual other current assets declined from Mar. 2016 ($12.1 Mil) to Mar. 2017 ($10.7 Mil) declined from Mar. 2017 ($10.7 Mil) to Mar. 2018 ($5.2 Mil).


Abaxis Other Current Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Abaxis's Other Current Assets can be seen below:

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Abaxis Other Current Assets Chart

Abaxis Annual Data
Trend Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18
Other Current Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.29 11.54 12.12 10.71 5.18

Abaxis Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
Other Current Assets Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.71 4.53 4.85 6.30 5.18

Abaxis Other Current Assets Calculation

Technically, the other current assets line may include any asset that will be used up within the next 12 months. However, other current assets never include assets that are listed elsewhere in the current assets section of the balance sheet. For this reason, other current assets are almost never:


Cash
Trade Receivables
Inventory

The assets grouped under other current assets are most commonly:


Prepaid Expenses
Tax Assets
Non-Trade Receivables
Other (too numerous to list)

Some companies can and do choose to report each of these items separately.

Other current assets may be made up largely of Prepaid Expenses - unless these are listed on a separate line of the balance sheet.

Prepaid expenses are exactly what they sound like. If a company pays a $30 million insurance premium on the last day of June that will provide coverage for the entire month of July, the company will record a $30 million prepaid expense to account for the insurance expense it will show in July that it already paid for in June.

Tax assets can be quite complex. It is not common for companies to have both tax assets and tax liabilities. It is important that investors take note of both items when considering future taxes.

Non-Trade receivables are rarely a large item. They include money owed to the company by non-customers. Non-trade receivables can be caused by related party transactions, the sale of a business unit, etc. The notes to the company's financial statements will often provide much more detail on this item if it is truly important.

There are a variety of other current assets like non-trade receivables which are simply too numerous to list. If a company is following correct reporting procedures, it should not lump items that are different from one another and yet individually important to the company together under the line Other Current Assets.

At most companies, other current assets are a small and unimportant part of the total balance sheet.


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Abaxis (Abaxis) Business Description

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Abaxis Inc manufactures point-of-care blood analysis instruments and consumables for medical and veterinary care providers. The medical segment sells Piccolo Chemistry Analyzers, which can provide results about a blood sample in 12 minutes, and related reagents to physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, and other healthcare providers. The veterinary segment generates the majority of the firm's total revenue and sells products to animal hospitals, veterinary clinics, and private research laboratories. Products in this segment include the VetScan VS2 chemistry analyzer, animal-specific reagents, and rapid tests for canine and feline diseases. The vast majority of the firm's revenue comes from North America and Europe.
Executives
Richard Bastiani director C/O ABAXIS INC, 3240 WHIPPLE RD, UNION CITY CA 94587
Taylor Dean Ross Jr officer: CFO and VP of Finance C/O ABAXIS INC, 3240 WHIPPLE ROAD, UNION CITY CA 94587
Clinton Severson director, officer: CEO & Board Chairman C/O ABAXIS INC, 3240 WHIPPLE ROAD, UNION CITY CA 94587
Michael D Casey director ALLOS THERAPEUTICS, INC., 11080 CIRCLEPOINT ROAD, SUITE 200, WESTMINSTER CO 80020